Quebec Police Say Three Missing Migrants May Have Been Picked Up, Search Called Off

An aerial view shows the clear cut between the trees marking the Canadian and American border between Quebec and New York state at Roxham Road in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., on Jan. 15, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Police in Quebec have called off a land search for three migrants thought to be missing in woods near the U.S. border southwest of Montreal after learning they may have actually been picked up by a vehicle.

Provincial police say they received the new information suggesting the woman and two young children are no longer in the search area near Godmanchester, Que., a small municipality that borders New York state.